Resolutions Handbook

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) learned many lessons about resolving failing financial institutions as it managed the banking crisis of the 1980's and 1990's. The number of failing institutions, their varied businesses, and asset sizes afforded the FDIC a wide range of resolution experiences. Because the crisis lasted a relatively long time, the FDIC had to conduct resolutions at all phases of various economic cycles. Following is a handbook which is a compilation of the lessons learned by the FDIC during those crisis years.

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